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Pillsbury asks why Oliver Johnson alternately praises and condemns Reverend George Barrell Cheever. He objects to a letter that Johnson wrote to May about him. Pillsbury says he disagrees with Stephen S. Foster about non-resistance and political activities. He criticizes the policy of advertising Horace Greeley's "Overland Letters" because they oppose enfranchisement of African Americans.
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Document identity
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dv144x56x
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Letter from Parker Pillsbury, Concord, N.H., to Samuel May, June 16, 1859
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dv144x56x
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document
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normalized
title
Letter from Parker Pillsbury, Concord, N.H., to Samuel May, June 16, 1859
description
Pillsbury asks why Oliver Johnson alternately praises and condemns Reverend George Barrell Cheever. He objects to a letter that Johnson wrote to May about him. Pillsbury says he disagrees with Stephen S. Foster about non-resistance and political activities. He criticizes the policy of advertising Horace Greeley's "Overland Letters" because they oppose enfranchisement of African Americans.
date
["June 16, 1859"]
year
1859
rights
No known copyright restrictions.
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No known restrictions on use.
reuseAllowed
no restrictions
language
English
identifierLocal
4531226
creators
Pillsbury, Parker, 1809-1898
May, Samuel, Jr., 1810-1899
institution
Boston Public Library
collections
Anti-Slavery Collection
subjects
Abolitionists--United States--19th century--Correspondence
Antislavery movements--United States--History--19th century
Abolitionists--United States--History--19th century
Antislavery movements--United States
Johnson, Oliver, 1809-1889
May, Samuel, Jr., 1810-1899
Pillsbury, Parker, 1809-1898
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Correspondence
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2 leaves (6 p.) ; 5 x 7 1/2 in. + 1 envelope
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yes
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notes
Envelope includes original postage stamp.
Holograph, signed.
May's handwriting on the envelope reads, "Ans'd at great length, June 21 / 59."
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Concord, N.H
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dv144x56x
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